TEXARKANA MAGAZINE
THRESHOLDS OF RENEWAL BY TIFFANY HORTON, HORTON DESIGN STUDIOS PHOTOS BY MATT CORNELIUS
I t’s easy to imagine what drew Jeanie Conway to her home. Driving up to the front, the large wrap-around porch is warm and inviting. Large planters overflowing with life stand tall on either side of the front door. Each home reflects so many things about the lives of the inhabitants, and the most interesting parts of every house are the stories told by each carefully curated space. The Conway house boasts a sense of growth and revival through its colorful pallet and inviting design. It has the location of fresh starts and a renewed focus on the joys of life. “This house came about as a change in life for me. My husband [Mike] died of
COVID three years ago,” she explained. “We had lived in a nice house where we raised our family, and it was time for the renovation of that property. After he died, with everything else I was facing–the life changes– I thought ‘I just don’t have it in my heart to do the renovation.’ One day, I made a joke to my niece Jeanna [Easley], who’s a realtor, that maybe I wanted to move. She started sending me pictures of houses, and I was looking online. Then this house came up in the summer of 2021, and I moved in September of 2022.” Inside, classic details continue throughout. Fresh tones of blue, green, and white greet you upon entry. The staircase has a
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